India to host Dalai Lama in disputed territory, defying China
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian federal government representatives will meet the Dalai Lama when he visits a sensitive border region controlled by India but claimed by China, officials said, despite a warning from Beijing that it would damage ties.
South Korea reviewing China’s actions over missile defense system: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s foreign minister said he was reviewing whether reported Chinese actions over a U.S. missile defense system to be deployed in South Korea violate international norms, Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday.
Samsung chief’s ‘trial of the century’ to start next week
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee will go on trial for bribery and embezzlement on Thursday, a court said, amid a corruption scandal that has rocked South Korea and led to the impeachment of the president.
Rival Kurdish factions clash in northwestern Iraq
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Rival Kurdish groups clashed in Iraq’s northwestern Sinjar region on Friday, two Kurdish security sources said, causing deaths on both sides.
Syria’s Kurdish-led administration sees end to economic ‘siege’
BEIRUT/AMUDA, Syria (Reuters) – The Kurdish-led administration in northeastern Syria says a new land corridor to the government-controlled west marks an economic breakthrough for their autonomous region that has been under “siege” by hostile parties.
U.S. wages second day of strikes on al Qaeda in Yemen
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China launches new cruise ship tour in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – A new Chinese cruise ship has embarked on its maiden voyage to the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday, the latest effort by Beijing to bolster its claims in the strategic waterwa…
North Korean suspect in airport murder to be deported from Malaysia and not allowed back
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A North Korean suspect detained by Malaysia in connection with the bizarre airport murder of Kim Jong Nam will be deported to Pyongyang on Friday and not allowed back, the Malaysian deputy prime minister said on Friday.
Brazil’s Temer plays for time in case that could unseat him
BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Michel Temer’s government expects a federal judge to recommend his removal for illegal campaign funding but believes it can stall a final decision by Brazil’s top electoral court until after he leaves office next year, ai…
Route to more power for China’s Xi runs through remote Guizhou
BEIJING (Reuters) – When China rejuvenates its top leadership team toward the end of the year, sources close to senior leaders say President Xi Jinping could reveal his grip on power with a possible leapfrog promotion for Guizhou Communist Party boss C…
